Allen, Charles

Posted November 15th, 2008 by not a relative

Charles Allen
Wood, Texas
Born 1931
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Service Number 18336600
Died while Prisoner of War
Died March 31, 1951 in Korea
Sergeant Allen was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on September 6, 1950 and returned to duty on October 10, 1950. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in Korea on November 28, 1950 and died while a prisoner on March 31, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. For his leadership and valor, Sergeant Allen was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.